(21 May 1999) Natural Sound
Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of British T-V presenter Jill Dando, who was murdered last month.
The congregation were told that her violent death had snuffed out the "loving, beautiful light" of the "girl next door".
Thousands more people lined the streets opposite the church in Weston-super-Mare, southwest England.
Hours before the funeral began, people started to line the streets of Weston-super-Mare to pay tribute to murdered British T-V presenter Jill Dando.
Popstar Cliff Richard, who was a friend of Jill's, was one of the first mourners to arrive at the funeral, which was attended by many well known British broadcasters.
Jill's fiance, consultant gynaecologist Alan Farthing, said the funeral guests had been picked from a list Jill had drawn up of people she wanted to invite to her wedding in September.
Jill's father, 81-year-old Jack Dando, arrived at the church supported by her brother Nigel.
The private funeral service was conducted by local ministers.
The family requested that mourners, instead of buying flowers, should send donations to local charities.
As mourners paid their last respects to the CrimeWatch presenter, the unresolved question of why she was murdered remained a poignant feature of the service.
Afterwards as the funeral cortege weaved its way through the streets of Weston-super-Mare, thousands of people lined the streets to pay their last respects.
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